Federal Board HSSCEPI (2017)
ENGLISH COMPULSORY HSSC-I
SECTION – I, Marks 20
Time allowed: 25 Minutes

NOTE: Section. A is compulsory awl comprises pages 1-2. All parts of this section are to be answered on the quest& paper itself. It should be completed in the first 25 minutes and handed over to the Centre Superintendent. Cutting overwriting is not allowed. Do not use lead pencil, Encircle the correct option i.e. A/13/C/ D, Each part carries one mark.

• where did Norma put the Iamb chops? (Refer to the story Button. Button)
  

1. In the oven        
   
2. in the broiler
   
3. In the freezer
   
4. In the basket

• What did the old man cut with his pocket Knife? (Refer to the story clearing in the sky)
  

1. Sapling 
   
2. flower
   
3. A wisp of alfalfa
   
4. a tomato

• The boy washed his face on the direction of (Refer to the story Thank you/ Ma'am)
  

1. The women
   
2. Police officer
   
3. His father           
   
4. His uncle

• Jorkens said that a man who wanted to succeed had to be: (Refer to the story The Reward)
  

1. An athlete          
   
2. A hard working person?
   
3. a lucky men
   
4. a determined person

• The king fell seriously ill and all hopes of his recovery: (Refer to the lesson-The Gulistan of Sa'di)
  

1. Enlightened
   
2. Went out of existence
   
3. Were expected
   
4. Were found

• How did the locusts attack the crops? (Refer to the story - A Mild Attack of Locusts)
  

1. One by one
   
2. In groups
   
3. In formations
   
4. In swarms

• What was common in Jim and the watch chain? (Refer to the story —The Gift of the Magi)
  

1. Value   
   
2. Quietness
   
3. Value and Quietness
   
4. Simplicity

• After the accident what was the state of the young man? (Refer to the story - Overcoat)
  

1. He was in a very precarious state
   
2. He was in a stable state
   
3. He was in a normal state
   
4. He was in his senses

• Choose the correct spellings:
  

1. Myreads             
   
2. Mytreds
   
3. Myriads               
   
4. Myereds

• The round are brightened by: (Refer to the poem -The Rain)
  

1. Sunshine
   
2. Colour
   
3. Moonlight
   
4. Starlight

• On the arrival of Night mail, the birds are (Refer to the poem Night Mail)
  

1. Pleased               
   
2. Frightened
   
3. Flown away
   
4. Twittering

• As the cloth blown back from her: (Refer to the poem - A Sindhi Woman)
  

1. Mouth 
   
2. Head    
   
3. Hair       
   
4. Face

• You couldn't think of something that might give them a lead means (Refer to the 'play – Heat Lightning)
  

1. To find a culprit
   
2. To persecute
   
3. To find a treasure
   
4. To get a clue

• The visitor was dressed in the fashion of: (Refer to the play — Visit to a small Planet)
  

1. 1960      
   
2. 1860
   
3. 1900      
   
4. 1850

• Ellen Listen to the broadcast- of her (Refer to the play -0 Visit to a small Planet)
  

1. Daddy
   
2. fiancé
   
3. Mother
   
4. Kreton

• One must take care of one's own health. The underlined Pronoun is;
  

1. Relative
   
2. Reciprocal
   
3. Indefinite           
   
4. Distributive

• Daydreaming was her favorite pastime: The underlined word is:
  

1. Participle
   
2. Gerund
   
3. Verb
   
4. Adjective

• My mother prepared us a lovely meal. The underlined word is a/an;
  

1. Conjunction
   
2. Adverb
   
3. Direct object
   
4. Indirect object

• We heard John making a meat din. The underlined part of the sentence is a/an;
  

1. Noun phrase
   
2. Adjective phrase
   
3. Adverb clause
   
4. Noun clause

• The car is unreliable; it never starts in the rain. The sentence is:
  

1. Simple
   
2. Compound
   
3. Complex
   
4. Compound - Complex

SECTION -B (Marks 40)

Q.2 Attempt ALL the Questions in about 40 to 50 words each.    _             (7x4 = 28)

1. why didn't the old man follow the advice of the doctors? (Refer to the story -Clearing in the Sky)
   
2. Why did Harry want to go back to the Earth? (Refer to the story - Dark they were, and Golden-Eyed)
   
3. Write a note on the character of Hubert.
   
4. What was the behavior of the child with the doctor? (Refer to the story - The Use of Force)
   (OR)
5. Why are the noble deeds always a great joy for the author? (Refer to the story – The Angel and The Author - and others)
   
6. How did the quack try to cure the old woman? (Refer to the story - The Foolish Quack)
   
7. What was the condition of the Negroes in Martin Luther King Junior's days? (Refer to I Have a Dream)
(OR)
8. What moral lesson does the story "Button, Button" teach?
   
9. Describe Maulvi Abul's appearance. (Refer to the story - God be Praised)
(OR)
10. What was the effect of the behavior of the woman on the boy? (Refer to the story Thank you, Ma'am)

Q.3 A.  Read the following stanza carefully and answer the questions given at the end:
I met a traveler from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunk less legs of stone?
Stand in the desert... Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Questions:

1. What was the state of the statue and in what kind of setting did it stand?
   
2. Where was the traveler coming from?
   
3. Write two rhyming words for: stone, land.

(OR)
They take it, break it open, let
A gold of silver fountain wet
Mouth, fingers, cheek, nose, chin:
Radiant as lanterns, they forget
The dark street I am standing in.
Questions:

1.  Why were the children's faces glowing with pleasure?
   
2. What was the poet doing in the dark?
   
3. Write two rhyming words for: chin, fountain.    

  B. Answer the following question in about 60 to 75 words:
Why does T.S. Eliot call the modern men as "hollow men"?
(OR)
Describe the scene of devastation as given in the poem 'A Tale of Two Cities'.
SECTION C (Marks 40)
Note: Attempt All the questions.
Q.4 Answer the following questions in 50 to 60 words each:       (3x5 =15)

1.  Does the girl become suspicious of First Man as the play progresses? (Refer to the play- Heat Lightning)
   
2. What is the theme of Kreton's study? (Refer to the play - Visit to a Small Planet)
   
3. How does Harry describe the inhabitants of O.K. by - the - Sea? (Refer to the play –The Oyster and the Pearl)

Q. 5 A.  Use any .FOUR of the following Phrasal Verbs in sentences:

1. Breakdown
   
2. Come across
   
3. Go through
   
4. Stand by
   
5. Take down
   
6. Live on

B.Use the correct form of the verbs in parenthesis in any FOUR of the following sentences:

1. He often (visit) me on Friday.     .
   
2. The radio (play) since morning.
   
3. I (not pay) the electricity bill yet.
   
4.  I (remember) this day all my life.
   
5.  If you learn another language, you (get) a better job.
   
6. Last year he (study) very hard.

C. Punctuate the following line(s) paragraph:         04
Well you didn’t have to snatch my pocketbook to get some suede shoes said Mrs Luella Bates Washington Jones you could have asked me.
Q. 6. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper on traffic problems in the city.               08
Q. 7 Translate the following passage into English:            05
ہماری آبادی میں روز اضافہ ہو رہا ہے۔ آآبادی میں اس اضآفے کی وجہ سے ہمیں بہت سی مشکلات کا سامنا ہے۔ اب ہمیں زیادہ مکان، زیادہ مدرسےاور زیادہ ہسپتال درکار ہیں۔ خوراک کی ضروریات کو پورا کرنے کے لیئے ہمیں زیادہ اناج چاہیئے۔ ان ضروریات کو پورا کرنے کے لیئے ہمیں سخت محنت اور محتاط منصوبہ بندی کی ضرورت ہے۔
OR
Write a paragraph on "Friendship".